The régime we adopted was to preheat the kiln to 575°C, transfer the pots from the furnace and store them in the kiln overnight at 575°C, raise the kiln temperature to 750°C in the morning, and transfer the pots back into the furnace when it had reached 800°C. There was also room to store a spare pot at the back of the kiln.

We had no pot breakages during the five-day firing, and the time and work saved in the morning was significant, allowing us to start blowing 30 minutes earlier than on previous firings.

In addition, the stored heat in the kiln enabled us to cook meals for lunch and tea, thereby saving electricity.